The month of May brought us to and through one of the most challenging moments of our adoption journey thus far…the yard sale! Yes. A YARD sale, of all things, was a significant test along this new path to bring our children home. Let’s just face it. Adoption is expensive. It’s ridiculous with the number…
I love waking up to the songs of my winged friends each morning. I love seeing the winter-dead trees spring back into life as blooms make their colorful seasonal appearance. April tends to usher in these annual joys each year in the area of the world where I live. But…April also typically brings another seasonal…
“Let me know if you need anything.” she wrote in my sympathy card. “Let me know if you need anything.” he told me as he hung up the phone. “Let me know if you need anything.” she wrote on my Facebook wall. In all honestly, those seven words sound very genuine…very sweet…very helpful…to the one…
I am so very, very excited to share some BIG news from our family to all of you! God has been working this out in our hearts long before Joel and I ever met, but it’s exciting to see it finally come to fruition. I’ll give you the news first (no…you don’t have to wait…
Dear 52-year-old Me, Wow! Fifty-two years old… that seems SO far away, and yet 32 feels like just yesterday. Before I can think ahead, I need to take a very quick glance back. Remember your thirties Leah. Don’t dwell there. Those were the years of HARD…actually the years of IMPOSSIBLE. Those were the days when…
I was what you might consider an average athlete when I was growing up…at least in most sports. Some sports, like track and field events or swimming, I would say I was above average in skill. However, basketball and golf (to name a couple) were sports that I didn’t quite tip even the “average” scale….
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